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Bayern’s Alcantara pens contract extension

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Munich: Midfielder Thiago Alcantara on Thursday extended his contract with German football giants Bayern Munich ahead of schedule for two years.

The two-year contract extension keeps the 24-year-old Spain international until June 2019 at Bayern, reports Xinhua.

“We are happy that Thiago decided to stay at Bayern on the long term. He is young and an important player for the club’s future,” Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said in a statement.

Alcantara joined Bayern in the summer 2013 from Barcelona with a deal until 2017. Due to a serious knee injury, which sidelined him for almost one year, Alcantara made only 41 appearances and three goals.

After two straight wins into the season, Bayern face Bayer Leverkusen in the third round in Bundesliga on Saturday.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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